In Le Parisien, Safet Susic, former attacking midfielder for Paris Saint-Germain, strongly praised the work of Luis Enrique, 55, the Parisian club’s coach. The PSG legend sees him as the main architect of the team’s transformation into an attractive, ambitious, and respected force in Europe.
Susic: “Everything that’s happening at PSG today is thanks to him.”
Luis Enrique
“Everything that’s happening at PSG today is thanks to him. You could have thought he was crazy when he said his team would be better without Mbappé. I didn’t believe it at all, to be honest. But the results have proven him right…
We know perfectly well where he wants to go. I simply want to congratulate him for everything he’s contributed. He’s an exceptional coach, and I hope PSG keeps him for many years to come.”
Susic: “Which starting player today would want to leave Paris?”
Marking an era?
Absolutely, because it’s a very young team. What starting player today would want to leave Paris? What club is capable of offering a project as compelling as PSG’s? PSG can become a benchmark, like Barça was in the 2000s and 2010s. PSG may not have a player of Messi’s caliber, but in terms of style of play and entertainment, it has all the ingredients for lasting success.
When I was a PSG player, I went to the United States, and nobody knew the club. Today, PSG has earned respect. It was necessary to put the right people in the right places, and Luis Enrique is the main architect of this success.
When a voice like Safet Susic’s speaks about PSG, the message inevitably goes beyond simple praise. The former Parisian playmaker doesn’t just acknowledge the results: he endorses a profound transformation, driven, in his view, by Luis Enrique.
For a long time, the Spanish coach’s pronouncements seemed risky, particularly when he asserted that Paris could be stronger without Kylian Mbappé. Today, Susic acknowledges that the facts speak for themselves. Paris Saint-Germain no longer simply projects the image of a wealthy or ambitious club, but that of a cohesive, young, spectacular team that’s hard to leave. In his approach, Luis Enrique has put the project back at the center, to the point of making PSG a team capable of defining its era.
The comparison with Barcelona in the 2000s and 2010s is not insignificant. Above all, it shows that PSG is beginning to be judged on its style of play, its consistency, and its collective identity. For a club long defined by its individual stars, the change is massive.
